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WWCN11 CWNT 241643
ORANGE WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR THE GREAT SLAVE AND UPPER MACKENZIE AREAS
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:43 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 24 JULY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
FORT GOOD HOPE REGION
COLVILLE LAKE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TONIGHT.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 40 TO
80 MM EXPECTED. LOCALIZED AREAS MAY APPROACH 100 MM RAINFALL IN THIS
EVENT, WHICH IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NORMAL RAINFALL FOR THE ENTIRE
MONTH OF JULY IN THIS AREA.
INLAND AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE RAIN CHANGE TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW
MAY ACCUMULATE OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY BEFORE THE EVENT ENDS EARLY
SUNDAY. SNOWFALL WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED IF NECESSARY.
LOCALIZED FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
DAMAGE TO SOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS POSSIBLE. NON-ESSENTIAL
TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED. AVOID LOW-LYING AREAS. STAY AWAY FROM
RIVERS, CREEKS AND CULVERTS.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA USING (HASH)NTSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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